He is not a bad catcher. He has very good feet and moves well. He is not going to win any GGs soon, but he is OK if he contributes at the plate.

Please to all that is holy, no Washburn.

We have our starting catcher. I like Kottaras a great deal. Was once the Sox catcher of the future but got loss behind the Captain.

I am convinced that the only way the Hardy trade and Melvin's unwillingness to even think about moving Fielder makes a wits bit of sense is if the Brewers are clearing salary to make a run for Halladay. The Blue Jays still are trying to sell off Halladay, and I believe Lawrie, another prospect plus an arm for example will get this done. The ...

[quote user="radio silence"][quote user="TheWiscSportsNut2"] [quote user="willie key"] smart.  will not repeat 14-7.  bad pitcher.  smart move [/quote] He is not a bad pitcher fool...Is 14 wins in any year "bad?" I know Michael Jackson was 'Bad' but not Braden Looper. He was ...

I prefer the ones made by God and Nature My heart still belongs to Wendy Selig ; )

I mean seriously....

The Rumor in LA is that Billingsley is headed to Toronto with some combination of prospects and Martin for "The Doc". Dodgers are apparently going to also make a serious run at Lackey (following the Yankee model). I just found it interesting that team would be willing to move a young controllable arm (with not just top of the rotation ...

There are multiple reports that the Dodgers who have little patience with young players (apparently Russell Martin and James Loney are on the table) have soured on Billingsley. I absolutely love this guy (makeup and stuff) and think he is exactly the kind of arm the Brewers should be first in line to toss offers at the Dodgers. THis goes back ...

[quote user="radio silence"] BTW, here is my point about the rotation next year: they will probably end up with a set of career mid-rotation pitchers, unless they sign Lackey, to fill out their rotation spots, and what i want to know is, if that wasn't acceptable to many to begin the year last year, why would anyone consider ...